+ // this function is called from wxDC ctor so it is called a *lot* of times
+ // hence we optimize it a bit but doign the check only once
+ //
+ // this should be MT safe as only the GUI thread (holding the GUI mutex)
+ // can call us
+ static int s_isColour = -1;
+
+ if ( s_isColour == -1 )
+ {
+ ScreenHDC dc;
+ int noCols = ::GetDeviceCaps(dc, NUMCOLORS);
+
+ s_isColour = (noCols == -1) || (noCols > 2);
+ }